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E. OAPITAINE. LAMP FOR EPFEGTING THE IGNITION OF VAPOR IN GAS OROTHEBMOTORS.

Patented Mar.. 17, 1891.,

UNITED STATES PATENT Orricm EMIL CAPITAINE, OF EILENBURG, GERMANY.

LAMP FOR EFFECTING THE IGNITION OF VAPOR IN GAS OR OTHER MOTORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.- 448,293, dated March17, 1891.

Application filed July 15, 1890.

TO aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL CAPITAINE, a subject of the King of Prussia,German Em peror, residing in the city of Eilenburg, Kingdom of Prussia,German Empire, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Lamp forEffecting the Ignition of Vapor in Gas and Petroleum Motors; and I dohereby dcclare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to means for effecting the ignition of vapor ingas and petroleum motors for which an intense fiame is required, andespecially toalamp fed with heavy oil under pressure from a reservoirlocated above it.

The object of the nvention is to do away with a serious evil in lamps ofthe said kind in which the vaporization of the oil takes place by fitsand starts, especially when the flame is somewhat large, burningunevenly. and frequently going out. The cause ot' this is that the oilcolumn has a to-and-fro movement, brought about partly by the feed andpartly by the sudden formation of vapor following thereon and theforcing back of the oil column.

Instead of a large vapor-space, presenting the disadvantage that thelamp has to be heated during a lengthy interv-al of time, I apply inclose proximity to the vaporizingsurface an air-vesse1 which every timethe lamp is extinguished becomes f reshly charged with air.

The invention consists in the application to an oil-lamp of anair-vessel in combination with a cock of peculiar Construction foropening and shutting off communication with the oi1-supp1y,and by whichat the same time the air-vessel is charged with air every time the lampis extinguished.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of the lampwith a portion of the cylinder of a gas or petroleum motor; Fig. 2, asection through line ye of Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4, sectional views of thecock with the plug of the same set in different positions.

Serial No. 358,799. (No model.)

A is the oil-supply pipe leading from an oil-reservoir (not shown)placed about three feet higher than the lamp; B, a three-way cock; C, anair-vessel, and D a vaporizingpipe, only the upper end of which servesfor vaporizing, and which to commence with is heated by a spirit-fiameand later by a fiame at E, which is the outlet for the generated vapor.

F is the igniting pipe or chamber; G, the chimney; H, a portion of thecylinder of a gas or petroleum motor, and I the combustionspace.

In the position of cock shown in Fig.. 1 the oil Will flow from thesupply-pipe A into the air-vessel C, where the air is somewhatcompressed,and thence into pipe D. Previously, however, the upper parta; of this pipe is heated by means of a spirit-fiame, so that oilpassing into this part of the pipe is transformed into vapor, whichpasses out at aperture E, and to commence with is there ignited by thespirit-flame, this latter being kept applied until pipe F and theasbestus strip N over it becomes glowing hot, so as to burn the vaporfrom E as it comes in contact therewith. In the position of cock shownin' Fig. 3 the fiame goes out, oil passing from pipe D into theair-vessel, discharging thence through pipe c, air from the outside atthe same time passing through aperture E into pipe D and air-vessel C,so as to fully charge this again.

iVhatI claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- The combination of the ai r-vessel C, the upright tube D, eXtendingfrom the bottom thereof, the tube A, commnnicating with the bottom ofthe air-vessel and With a reservoir, the oil-cock B within said tube,and the pipe g, conmunicating with a passage-way of the oil-cock.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

u EMIL CAPITAINE. Witnesses:

J. J EssEN, H. FINDERK

